{"id":10922,"date":"2010-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/the-apple-lawsuit-rampage-wed-love-to-see-humor\/"},"modified":"2010-03-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T00:00:00","slug":"the-apple-lawsuit-rampage-wed-love-to-see-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/the-apple-lawsuit-rampage-wed-love-to-see-humor.php","title":{"rendered":"The Apple Lawsuit Rampage We&#8217;d Love to See [Humor]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple's <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5483632\/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-on-20-iphone-patents-the-complete-documents\">lawsuit against HTC<\/a> made one thing clear: Steve. Jobs. Will. Cut You. And with all the patents they've got? Nobody's safe. Here's who's next on the subpoena warpath:<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/dippindotz.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/3e5eb_500x_dippindotz.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/8\/\">#8<\/a>,567,301:<\/strong> A Process to Cryogenically Microbead Pasteurized Dairy<br><strong>Defendant:<\/strong> Dippin' Dots<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/norse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/3e5eb_500x_norse.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/5\/\">#5<\/a>,475,939:<\/strong> Inexpensive Self-Assembled Home Furnishings With Names That Sound Like Lesser Norse Gods<br><strong>Defendant:<\/strong> Ikea<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/burj.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/3e5eb_500x_burj.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/6\/\">#6<\/a>,374,752:<\/strong> Constructing an Opulent Hyper-Futuristic City Without Having the Resources to Maintain It<br><strong>Defendant:<\/strong> Dubai<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/chords.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/14615_500x_chords.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/3\/\">#3<\/a>,405,356:<\/strong> Music Composition Utilizing Three Chords In Sequence and Repetitive Anti-Establishment Lyrics<br><strong>Defendants:<\/strong> Joey Ramone; Iggy Pop; Johnny Rotten; et al<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/bill.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/14615_500x_bill.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/2\/\">#2<\/a>,366,291:<\/strong> How a Bill Becomes a Law<br><strong>Defendants:<\/strong> Congressional and Executive Branches of US Government; \"School House Rock\"<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/ceiling.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/14615_500x_ceiling.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/4\/\">#4<\/a>,769,002:<\/strong> Placing \"I\" Before \"E\" (Excepting Those Occasions In Which Preceded By \"C\" Or When Phonetically Comparable to \"A\")<br><strong>Defendants:<\/strong> Strunk and White; My Third Grade Homeroom Teacher; the English Language<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/spencheidi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/14615_500x_spencheidi.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/9\/\">#9<\/a>,753,482:<\/strong> Achieving Fame Despite Lack of Discernable Talent or Drive<br><strong>Defendants:<\/strong> Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt, the Cast of \"Tool Academy,\" et al<\/p><p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/03\/dogs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/14615_500x_dogs.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><strong>Patent <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/1\/\">#1<\/a>,749,682:<\/strong> Dogs<br><strong>Defendants:<\/strong> Dogs<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=157d8012fbb2cbb527db6bcfdc8b6f90&amp;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6c116_img.phdo?s=157d8012fbb2cbb527db6bcfdc8b6f90&amp;p=1\"><\/a><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6c116_eus.gif?eui=2226\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/p><div><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=fb_yKTLb8Fw:_7HqT1Qiz88:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6c116_full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=fb_yKTLb8Fw:_7HqT1Qiz88:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6c116_full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=fb_yKTLb8Fw:_7HqT1Qiz88:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6c116_full?i=fb_yKTLb8Fw:_7HqT1Qiz88:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=fb_yKTLb8Fw:_7HqT1Qiz88:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6c116_full?i=fb_yKTLb8Fw:_7HqT1Qiz88:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-left:10px; 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Jobs. Will. Cut You. And with all the patents they've got? Nobody's safe. Here's who's next on the subpoena warpath:Patent #8,567,301: A Process to Cryogenically Microbead Pasteurized DairyDefendant: Dippin' DotsPatent #5,475,939: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/the-apple-lawsuit-rampage-wed-love-to-see-humor.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-futurist"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}